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The NHL Players' Association could be prepared to go the disclaimer of interest route ... again.

The union started to take a re-vote Thursday at 6 p.m. among its 700 members on filing a disclaimer, which would give the players the option to file anti-trust lawsuits in the United States to get the lockout declared illegal.

The NHLPA has given its members 48 hours to cast a ballot.

"All I can tell you is those are internal matters and we don't discuss them," said NHLPA executive director Donald Fehr, who opted not to use the tactic before the deadline Wednesday at 11:59 p.m. "The players retain all the legal options they have always had. I'm not going to talk about it."

The players held the disclaimer vote Dec. 21 because they were trying to get the NHL back to the table. In response, the NHL filed a suit in a New York court trying to get the attempt by the NHLPA to file disclaimer dismissed.

The union had until Jan. 7 to give a response to the suit.

TSN legal analyst Eric Macramella confirmed Thursday the NHLPA filed a response and posted it on his twitter account. The union wants the NHL's suit dismissed.

"Under this 'lockout', the NHL teams collectively refused to pay players salary owed under their contracts and refused to allow players the ability to work," said the response.

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NHLPA could still go down disclaimer road

The NHL Players' Association could be prepared to go the disclaimer of interest route ... again.

The union started to take a re-vote Thursday at 6 p.m. among its 700 members on filing a disclaimer, which would give the players the option to file anti-trust lawsuits in the United States to get the lockout declared illegal.